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The coal industry’s value chain is segmented. The value chain includes resources and reserves, exploration, mining, coal preparation, transportation, coal exports, electricity, Coal-to-Liquid, metallurgical use, industrial use and residential use.
Coal in the ground is classified as a coal resource and only once an applicable study has been completed to determine economic viability and based on a mine plan, can the coal be classified as a coal reserve.
Due to its abundance, there exists a large area likely to hold significant coal resources. Coal reserves are discovered through exploration activities. The process usually involves creating a geological map of the area, then carrying out geochemical and geophysical surveys, followed by exploration drilling.
